Install "kio_recoll"?

[limotux]

Thanks for the readings.

[limotux]

@pebcak

You might want to get in touch with the maintainer of the package and let them know that it is out of date:

Here is his reply to me. (I am not sure if I am getting it right. During installation it says the file is not at the developer’s website. I do not know what does Arch/EOS has to do with it.)
This is his reply to my email:

Hi,

I can’t really help, this is purely an Arch/Aur packaging issue.

1.21.6 is so old that it’s not even on the web site any more (only the last file
in the 1.21 series is there: 1.21.7), it should not be referred to by the
package.

I would advise that the package or build script should be updated tp the
current version: 1.32.5

I don’t think that this should be very difficult, adjusting the version
numbers would quite probably be enough. I’ll help if you get errors during
the build.

Cheers,

jf

[pebcak]

@limotux

Hi,

I can’t really help, this is purely an Arch/Aur packaging issue.
…

Cheers,

jf

Looks like you contacted the developer and not the maintainer of the package on Arch.

[limotux]

@pebcak

Looks like you contacted the developer and not the maintainer of the package on Arch.

Yes, this is what I did. And yes, you said contact the “Maintainer”. I understood who “maintains” the app i.e. the developer not the “maintainer” of the package in Arch/EOS repos! Sorry, may be a “technical” misunderstanding from me and maybe because English is not my mother tongue! Plus I am only 3 months old on Arch!
My simple understanding is that the errors says the file is not on the developers website.
So, it is true the problem is on our side (Arch side)?

If so, how-to?

P.S: I have tried, installed spellcheckers and dictionaries, uninstaled and reinstalled Zim, Spel check is working fine now in LibreOffice and Kate…
Please check Spell Check not Working for details.

[pebcak]

@limotux

you said contact the “Maintainer”

I said:

@pebcak

the maintainer of the package on Arch.

And I gave a link how to report to the maitainer of the recoll package in Arch repos:

@pebcak

https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/recoll/flag/

Or if you are installing from AUR, then the maintainer of the PKGBUILD on AUR.
Anyways, kio_recoll is already flagged out of date on AUR.

@limotux

My simple understanding is that the errors says the file is not on the developers website.

It is not, because:

@limotux

1.21.6 is so old that it’s not even on the web site any more (only the last file
in the 1.21 series is there: 1.21.7), it should not be referred to by the
package.

@limotux

So, it is true the problem is on our side (Arch side)?

In the case of kio_recoll from AUR, the PKGBUILD was:

@pebcak

Last Updated: 2016-05-14 22:02 (UTC)

So if you are still interested in installing kio_recoll from AUR:

@limotux

I would advise that the package or build script should be updated tp the
current version: 1.32.5

Try the following:

1. git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kio_recoll.git

2. cd kio_recoll

3. nano PKGBUILD

Use the arrow keys to got the line:

pkgver=1.21.6

Change it to:

pkgver=1.32.5

Press in turn, Ctrl-o, enter, Ctrl-x.

4. updpkgsums

5. makepkg -si

@limotux

I don’t think that this should be very difficult, adjusting the version
numbers would quite probably be enough. I’ll help if you get errors during
the build.

I have no way of testing if this would work but hopefully it does.
If you get any errors, I am afraid I won’t be available for some time to help with troubleshooting.
The developer has kindly offered to help. Or some other forum members might be able to reach out.

Good luck!

[limotux]

@pebcak

Anyways, kio_recoll is already flagged of date on AUR.

Thanks
I will see your advise on how to fix it.
Thank you

[limotux]

@pebcak

Try the following:

1. git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kio_recoll.git
2. cd kio_recoll
3. nano PKGBUILD

Done and got a few errors. But it seems we are almost there.

[limo@lenovo kio_recoll]$ makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading recoll-1.32.5.tar.gz...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   354  100   354    0     0   1350      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  1351
100 3561k  100 3561k    0     0  1002k      0  0:00:03  0:00:03 --:--:-- 1317k
==> Generating checksums for source files...
[limo@lenovo kio_recoll]$ makepkg -si
==> Making package: kio_recoll 1.32.5-1 (Thu Aug  4 12:03:43 2022)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Installing missing dependencies...
[sudo] password for limo: 
error: target not found: qt4
error: target not found: automoc4
==> ERROR: 'pacman' failed to install missing dependencies.
==> Missing dependencies:
  -> qt4
  -> automoc4
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Installing missing dependencies...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Package (4)                New Version  Net Change  Download Size

extra/jsoncpp              1.9.5-2        0.73 MiB       0.15 MiB
extra/rhash                1.4.2-1        0.31 MiB       0.16 MiB
extra/cmake                3.23.3-1      64.36 MiB      10.09 MiB
extra/extra-cmake-modules  5.96.0-1       2.37 MiB       0.53 MiB

Total Download Size:   10.94 MiB
Total Installed Size:  67.76 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
:: Retrieving packages...
 jsoncpp-1.9.5-2-x86_64                151.4 KiB   189 KiB/s 00:01 [------------------------------------] 100%
 rhash-1.4.2-1-x86_64                  164.8 KiB   183 KiB/s 00:01 [------------------------------------] 100%
 extra-cmake-modules-5.96.0-1-any      547.6 KiB   390 KiB/s 00:01 [------------------------------------] 100%
 cmake-3.23.3-1-x86_64                  10.1 MiB  1620 KiB/s 00:06 [------------------------------------] 100%
 Total (4/4)                            10.9 MiB  1735 KiB/s 00:06 [------------------------------------] 100%
(4/4) checking keys in keyring                                     [------------------------------------] 100%
(4/4) checking package integrity                                   [------------------------------------] 100%
(4/4) loading package files                                        [------------------------------------] 100%
(4/4) checking for file conflicts                                  [------------------------------------] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/4) installing jsoncpp                                           [------------------------------------] 100%
Optional dependencies for jsoncpp
    jsoncpp-doc: documentation
(2/4) installing rhash                                             [------------------------------------] 100%
(3/4) installing cmake                                             [------------------------------------] 100%
Optional dependencies for cmake
    qt6-base: cmake-gui [installed]
(4/4) installing extra-cmake-modules                               [------------------------------------] 100%
Optional dependencies for extra-cmake-modules
    python-pyxdg: to generate fastlane metadata for Android apps [installed]
    python-requests: to generate fastlane metadata for Android apps [installed]
    python-yaml: to generate fastlane metadata for Android apps [installed]
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating the MIME type database...
(3/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(4/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
==> ERROR: Could not resolve all dependencies.
[limo@lenovo kio_recoll]$ 

[pebcak]

@limotux

error: target not found: qt4
error: target not found: automoc4
==> ERROR: 'pacman' failed to install missing dependencies.
==> Missing dependencies:
  -> qt4
  -> automoc4

Install qt4 and automoc4 first.
They are both in AUR.

[limotux]

@pebcak

Install qt4

Still installing… since the minute you posted! I know compiling on my old poor laptop!

[pebcak]

I hope that it is all worth it.
It looks a bit like going down the rabbit hole to me.
And yes that package seems to take a long time to compile (see the comments on its aur page)
There seems to be an unofficial repo for the binary package.
However I am not in a position to recommend for or against it.
See:

[FAQ] The dangers of using 3rd party repos

This is something I wrote last year and posted somewhere else. I thought it was worth sharing here as I see a lot of people using 3rd party repos. There are often discussions about the dangers of using AUR but it seems like there a lot less focus is on the dangers of using 3rd party repos. In general, using a 3rd party repo is much more dangerous than using AUR. With an AUR package, everything is fully transparent and the package is built on your machines. A quick look at the PKGBUILD file wi…

Hopefully you will get it all sorted out.

Good luck!

[limotux]

@limotux

Still installing… since the minute you posted! I know compiling on my old poor laptop!

Done, but what does

-> exit status 1

mean?

Oooops

The only general convention is that a zero exit status signifies success, whereas any non-zero exit status is a failure.

So, should I proceed with installing " automoc4 "?

[limotux]

@pebcak

It looks a bit like going down the rabbit hole to me.

It is ok… I am learning anyway.

@pebcak

There seems to be an unofficial repo for the binary package.
However I am not in a position to recommend for or against it.

I prefer to stick to the “defaults” that is the default repos in this case.

[limotux]

@limotux

should I proceed with installing " automoc4 "?

[pebcak]

@limotux

-> exit status 1

Seems it has failed to build.

On another note, the more recent version of recoll from Arch’s repo is dependent on qt5-base.

So perhaps that is something to take into consideration.

Maybe the dependencies in the PKGBUILD need changing as well.

I am not sure if I can be of more help here.

Please reach out to the developer as they kindly offered to help or some other forum members might be able to help you further.

[limotux]

@pebcak

the more recent version of recoll from Arch’s repo is dependent on qt5-base.

I installed recoll normally “yay -S recoll”, you mean I should install qt5?
or another recoll? how-to?

[limotux]

@pebcak

Please reach out to the developer as they kindly offered to help or some other forum members might be able to help you further.

I already posted his reply that it is on Arch side, not his!

[pebcak]

@limotux

you mean I should install qt5?

At this stage, I don’t know.
I can’t do the testing to see what works or not. So I pass on this one.

@limotux

I already posted his reply that it is on Arch side, not his!

Yes. But:

@limotux

I don’t think that this should be very difficult, adjusting the version
numbers would quite probably be enough. I’ll help if you get errors during
the build.

So I better leave it at that rather than going down the rabbit hole

[limotux]

@pebcak

So I better leave it at that rather than going down the rabbit hole

OK. No problem… at least I “lived” the experience of compiling on my old machine!
Just not to cause any trouble I count it solved as it is already mentioned to the maintainers (I did through the link you gave me)

Though I myself don’t mind going down even a snake hole! (Stupid and crazy I know). This is me… unfortunately/fortunately.

[Kresimir]

@limotux

Just not to cause any trouble I count it solved as it is already mentioned to the maintainers

That’s not a good idea. In 2 days, the thread will be locked and if someone sees it and has an actual solution for you, he or she won’t be able to reply.

[limotux]

@Kresimir

if someone sees it and has an actual solution for you, he or she won’t be able to reply.

I just thought … OK… it is enough for the community!
OK… smart advice. I will leave it open.

Thank you very much for your help.